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 Bertram
Wesley Gillum Jr.
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[December 05, 2018]
LINCOLN
- Bertram Wesley Gillum Jr., 87, formerly of Mount
Pulaski, passed away on Monday November 26, 2018 at his home
surrounded by his loving family.
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Visitation:
1:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday December 2, 2018 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski
Service:
Monday, December 3rd at 10 a.m. at the funeral home
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Bertram Wesley Gillum Jr., 87,
formerly of Mount Pulaski, passed away on Monday
November 26, 2018 at his home surrounded by his
loving family.
Bertram was born on November 10, 1931 in Mt. Erie
Township, son of Bertram Wesley and Rosalind Modena
(Best) Gillum Sr. He married Obdulia Guajardo on
March 7, 1954 in Houston, TX. She survives him.
Also surviving Bertram are his children: Cynthia Ann
(Roger) Gill of Lincoln, Debra Jean Gardner of
Fairview Heights, William Joseph (Linda Bree) Gillum
of Hernando FL, Teresa Diane (James) Crider of
Springfield, and Bertram Wesley Gillum III of Keller
TX; his siblings: Paul W. (Fern) Gillum, Shirley J.
Gill, and Theara Sue (John Michael) Werschey;
sixteen grandchildren and thirty-six
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his
parents and two brothers: Donald W. Gillum and Jerry
W. Gillum.
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Bertram proudly served in the United
States Air Force for 16 years. He retired as the
Chief of Police in Mount Pulaski, and was a member
of Park Meadows Baptist Church in Lincoln. He was a
member of the Disabled American Veterans, Illinois
Sheriff Association, Mount Pulaski American Legion
Post#447, REACT, and helped and assisted with the
Special Olympics. He also loved and enjoyed watching
the St. Louis Cardinals.
Services for Bertram will be 10:00 a.m. Monday
December 3, 2018 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Mount Pulaski, with Rev. Nick Hardy
officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Sunday December 2, 2018 also at the funeral home in
Mount Pulaski. Burial at Mount Pulaski Cemetery will
follow the service.
Memorials may be made in Bertram’s name to Land of
Lincoln Honor Flight.
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